Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Nitratine \Ni"tra*tine\, n. (Min.)
   A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a
   white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color;
   native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and
   for manure. Called also {soda niter}.